Interview: Still Corners on their sweltering new record and being British in the USA
London-formed duo Still Corners released their fourth record in August, having relocated to Texas in search of new inspiration. Slow Air is tight, steady and imbued with the heat of…
Sharon Van Etten shares pulsating single ‘Comeback Kid’
Since the release of her last record Are We There in 2014, Sharon Van Etten has embarked on many new ventures: she began a psychology degree, starred in a Netflix…
Mitski takes the reins with new record ‘Be The Cowboy’
It is often hard to be sure whether or not to take Mitski seriously. Her entire career has the sense of being slightly tongue-in-cheek, evidenced by some of her choices…
Tom Rosenthal – ‘Lights Are On’
Tom Rosenthal’s music could be the soundtrack to anyone’s life. His collection of five albums and four EPs, spanning just five years, touches on every imaginable human emotion and stage…
Big Thief steal everyone’s hearts at La Belle Angele
2nd April 2018 La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh In less than two years Big Thief have released two LPs, Masterpiece and Capacity, both as magnificent as each other. Simultaneously classic and…
No fear here: Frightened Rabbit in Glasgow
17th March O2 Academy, Glasgow When Frightened Rabbit descended onto the stage at the O2 Academy Glasgow, it felt like a homecoming. Although originally from Selkirk, the band formed in…
Interview: “My label is just Marika Hackman… Just use my name”
Marika Hackman is tired of being labelled. Though her show at King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut on 19th November saw her written up as a “folkster”, this description has to…
We need to challenge stereotypes and get more women involved in sport
Girls are half as likely to partake in physical exercise than boys, according to a study by the Youth Sport Trust. Recalling PE classes in school – the boys competing…